Reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, August 30 or Monday, September 2 for Labor Day Weekend. Have a safe and relaxing time off!
Sports offer huge benefits to all the girls involved. The Lincoln High School Cross Country girls have been putting in the miles, and making friendships all along the way. Learn more here!
https://youtu.be/aWNMB2qA8pk
Check in on all four SFSD high schools as they, along with Brandon, Brookings, Lennox, and O'Gorman work with clinicians throughout the day on August 24 at the 10th Annual RHS Marching Band Clinic! Hear from a couple of directors and students from each of our bands.
https://youtu.be/Jq45C3OHth0
Teams have been practicing for a few weeks now, but fall sports are now in full swing! SFSD sports offer huge benefits to the girls involved: Leadership opportunities, scholarship possibilities, and self-development are just a few. But perhaps most important - it's FUN to participate and spend time with friends old and new!
https://youtu.be/iuYpSetkTqM
Happy second day of school! 🏫 Let's make this a great year of learning 📓 and attendance🗓️. Chronic absenteeism is when a child misses 10% or more days of school. Did you know that the percent of students that were chronically absent increased from 14% to 21% from 2018-2023? Learn more on our website on how to help show up for these students. https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/o/sfsd/page/showupsf
And just like that...we're back for the 2024-25 school year! Hugs, photos, fist-bumps, beaming faces, shouts of excitement, you could feel the energy at schools all across SFSD this morning. Here's to a great year! Check out more photos on the SFSD Flickr page here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBEoQj
"This year our theme is simple, but powerful - Show up for kids. In a world that sometimes feels chaotic and uncertain, our purpose remains clear and unwavering - every day we have to show up to educate, inspire, and support our students."
In this community message to students and families, Superintendent Dr. Stavem highlights some areas of interest for the year, and puts the focus back on our District Priorities. Let's start the year off with this uplifting message and get ready for tomorrow!
https://youtu.be/3q882UUdnKs?si=CXlgl1kA_dlpWV21
This morning was a special day for staff at Garfield Elementary - 19. They were treated to a catered breakfast from the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, but there was an extra surprise! The EF was also there to honor kindergarten teacher Jane Eilertson, who is the longest tenured teacher in the Sioux Falls School District. Jane has been teaching for 42 years, 40 of those years at Garfield Elementary! She says she still feels blessed to be able to serve the children of Garfield after all these years, and is looking forward to school starting tomorrow! Thank you, Jane, for you years of dedication and commitment to kids! Teachers like you are what make the SFSD Experience one-of-a-kind!
A big THANK YOU goes out to our partners at Architecture Incorporated for this year's SFSD t-shirts! Their generous donation allows for shirts to be distributed to staff District-wide, and they even helped hand some out this morning (in the rain)! These shirts represent the unity that is present throughout SFSD as we all work towards our shared goal: showing up for kids! Thank you Architecture Inc. for your continued support and commitment to staff and students!
If you have a student who went to open house at Hayward Elementary this evening, they may have the distinct pleasure of meeting Jen! Jen is new to the District and is ready to go for the first day of school in two days! Welcome to SFSD!
We're on the home stretch to the first day of school! Tonight, we welcome middle school students to open houses. Tomorrow, elementary student open house. And we also welcome Drew, who will be teaching at R.F Pettigrew Elementary! Thanks for being a part of the SFSD Experience, Drew!
Bison Roundup. Wolverine Day. Panther Preview Night. Middle school open houses are happening TONIGHT. Please check with your school for times to stop by to meet your teachers and get important information for the upcoming school year.
Elementary school open houses are happening TOMORROW! Again, please check with your school for specific times. We're looking forward to seeing our school hallways fill up with staff and students this week!
Howard Wood Field is going to start getting really busy, really soon! This year we're excited to roll out a brand new safety screening procedure for guests to HWF that will streamline entry into the field. Simply walk through the pylons, and that's it! For more information, please view this video: https://youtu.be/7oNho95xpyY
Let's give a hearty South Dakota welcome to Kimberly! She is joining SFSD from out of state and will be teaching at Hawthorne Elementary. Thank you for being a part of our mission to make the Sioux Falls School District the best school district in the nation!
Today we're meeting Nolan, who will be teaching music at Memorial Middle School! Nolan's passion for music and the arts is sure to shine through and inspire students to get in touch with their creative sides. Welcome to SFSD!
We're calling on all incoming kindergarten students (and families) to tune in to the latest episode of Spotlight: Conversations from the Sioux Falls School District! 📣 In this episode we meet Ren, who will be starting kindergarten in just a few days! Dr. Stavem has great advice for what all incoming kindergarteners can expect at their new schools, and we go over the important stuff, like how awesome ice cream, donuts, and unicorns are. Tune in here or on Spotify!
https://youtu.be/LjDrb_8Vn0E
Let's start the weekend out with an amazing story. This story is about Lonny and Michael. Lonny drives a lunch truck, ending his delivery route each day at Rosa Parks. Michael, a student at Rosa Parks, loves trucks. Lonny is the embodiment of what we're calling "The SFSD Experience". Please take eight and a half minutes of out of your day to watch this joyous story as we prepare for the upcoming school year. https://youtu.be/eqVyNZ9rGI4
The countdown continues! All SFSD teachers are BACK at school and busy getting everything prepared for next Thursday, including Mallory, who will be teaching at R.F Pettigrew Elementary! Welcome to the Sioux Falls School District, Mallory!
We are officially one week away from the first day of school! Meet Ryan, who will be teaching at Memorial Middle School. Ryan mentions his favorite teachers at Roosevelt High School and the Teacher Pathway Program as inspirations for choosing to teach. We love to see it!
In today's New Teacher Feature we meet Macey, who will be teaching at Hayward Elementary! Special guest appearance from Mrs. Dykstra at John Harris Elementary! It's hard to overstate the impact teachers can have on a student's life, and we're proud to have teachers like Macey passing on the encouragement to future generations. Welcome to SFSD!
